I worked with Education First on a series of videos for their On the Go with EF YouTube Channel! And just like last year, we brought you all the Halloween action!

For those of us who don’t like it too vanilla 😉 Here’s the ‘scoop’:

“Not So Vanilla” By Kendra Valentine Kindle ebook Cover

“So, it’s someone’s birthday and you’ve bought a tub of vanilla ice cream to go with the cake. Afterward, not only do you have leftover ice cream, but you realize that you already had a freezer burnt nearly finished batch already in the fridge from last summer’s blueberry pie.

This has been happening to me for years.

This little inspiration recipe book came through a lot of research trying to find a solution to the never-ending carton of vanilla ice cream. Inside you’ll find some pretty cool ideas to capitalize on leftover ice cream… so much so you might end up buying vanilla ice cream specifically for these recipes. All the recipes and ideas in this book are exclusively simple & easy ways to make that boring vanilla ice cream into something extraordinary. Like most of my recipes and solutions, this book is merely a guide! Let your creativity flow and use what you have on hand. And don’t worry…there are just as many grown & sexy recipes as family-friendly ones…

Let me know how you feel about vanilla ice cream and help out the cause at the same time by grabbing a copy for just .99 cents and reviewing the book on Amazon. I’m counting on reviews from the fam so download a copy for some cool ways to shift down to ‘chill’ mode for the summer! Or do it so I will stop with the puns. Your choice.

I worked with Education First on a series of videos for their On the Go with EF YouTube Channel! In the first video, I explore the food market in Berlin, Germany (Winterfeldt Markt and Hackescher Markt). I was on the search for some Easter holiday goods. Thereafter in the next video, I do some sightseeing in the capital of Germany, and my new home: Berlin! Since EF is the premiere language learning school, they include some excellent vocabulary words worth knowing for the spring season.

Happy New Year! (God försattning)! And Gong Hai Fat Choy! I wanted to share a video with a few interesting New Year’s traditions from around the world… and to make it special, I picked a few countries where you can also find an EF school to start your New Year off right. So! No matter if you follow a solar or lunar calendar, here are a few cool facts about New Years…

I’m working with Education First on a series of videos for their brand new On the Go with EF YouTube Channel! And since EF is the premiere language learning school, they include some excellent vocabulary words worth knowing for the holiday season. In the first video, I make sugar cookies! These cookies are just as much fun to make, as they are to eat … it’s like a two for one deal! And the next video we make a classic holiday drink: egg nog!

Officially announcing my first ebook: Soul Food Thanksgiving! It’s a digital cookbook of classic holiday dishes made using whole food that delivers big flavor. These dishes are what I grew up eating from the holidays, and special care was taken to develop recipes that would produce the same food, but with the love, flavor, and respect it deserves. Written to appeal to new and old cooks alike, this digital book contains genuine recipes not to be found anywhere online. I offer context on every technique, a little history, a full shopping list, and measurements in both U.S and metric, so those of you cooking outside the U.S can get down in the kitchen too! 10% of all profits will be donated to The Hunger Project. Below I’ve shared the foreword to the book:

I’m working with Education First on a series of videos for their brand new ON THE GO with EF YouTube Channel! And since EF is the premiere language learning school, they include some excellent vocabulary words worth knowing for the Halloween season. In this video I give kids around the world the rundown on Halloween night and sample some classic Halloween candy! Which candy did I miss?

I’m working with Education First on a series of videos for their brand new ON THE GO with EF YouTube Channel! Here in the very first episode where I show you a really cool Halloween treat, featuring a classic Halloween candy: Caramel Candy Corn Popcorn… yes, you heard right! And since EF is the premiere language learning school, they include some excellent vocabulary words worth knowing for the Halloween season…

I’ve never made granola bars before… so this was a real experiment! Nice tart cranberries, roasted toasted almonds, and creamy peanut butter made these granola bars come together… literally and figuratively!